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Bulgaria. Medal for the 100th Anniversary of Georgi Dimitrov’s Birth
The Medal for the 100th Anniversary of Georgi Dimitrov’s Birth (Медал „100 години от рождението на Георги Димитров“) was instituted on 25 May 1982 by the People’s Republic of Bulgaria to commemorate the centenary of Georgi Dimitrov’s birth (1882–1949). Dimitrov was a Bulgarian communist leader and a prominent figure in the country’s political history. The medal was awarded to distinguished Bulgarian and foreign citizens for their contribution to building socialism in Bulgaria.
The medal is circular and features a portrait of Georgi Dimitrov on the obverse. The reverse bears his name in Cyrillic, „ГЕОРГИ ДИМИТРОВ“, together with the dates 1882–1982. It was designed by Kuncho Avramov and Stefan Ninov and produced by the State Mint in Sofia.
Bulgarian Medal for the 100th Anniversary of Georgi Dimitrov’s Birth, original to socialist Bulgaria.
